A Martínez
A Martínez is one of the hosts of Morning Edition and Up First. He came to NPR in 2021 and is based out of NPR West.
Prior to NPR, Martínez was the host of Take Two at KPCC in Los Angeles since 2012. During his tenure, Take Two created important forums on the air and through live events that elevated the voices and perspectives of Angelenos, and provided nuanced coverage of the region's challenges including homelessness, climate change and systemic disparities in health and education. He is also a familiar voice to sports-talk radio listeners in Los Angeles as a former host of 710 KSPN's In the Zone, and he was a longtime pre- and post-game show host for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Lakers.
Before he joined KPCC, Martínez had never listened to public radio. He views his path in public radio as proof that public radio journalism can be accessible, relatable and understandable to anyone, regardless of their background or educational pedigree, and says it has changed both his career and his perspective on life.
With a career that has lately been focused on Southern California, Martínez is excited to get to know the rest of the U.S. through Morning Edition.
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A new podcast — Imperfect Paradise: The Forgotten Revolutionary — tells the story of a Chicano student-led protest movement in California, and organizer Oscar Gomez's mysterious death. -
Dozens of migrants are found dead in a truck in Texas. The House Jan. 6 panel schedules a last-minute hearing. NATO leaders meet in Madrid for what could be the most transformative summit in decades.
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For those living in states with restrictive abortion laws, crossing state lines is one of the few ways to access the procedure. But some abortion-rights opponents are trying to prevent that.
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In several states, abortion access looks very different now than it did last week. President Biden is in Germany for the G-7 meeting. Ukraine's president asks the G7 for more weapons to fight Russia.
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In an interview with Morning Edition, rapper Logic explains the central message of his new album, Vinyl Days: "I rap good! Let's just be honest here."
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After Jackie, a new History Channel documentary, tells the stories of three of the Black baseball players who followed Jackie Robinson into the major leagues.
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An emotional President Biden pleads with Congress on gun control. Some in Uvalde, Texas, support limits on the most lethal firearms. May's jobs report is likely to show a moderate slowdown in hiring.
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Kim Krawczyk, a teacher who survived the Parkland, Fla., school shooting in 2018, shares advice for the community in Uvalde, Texas, after last week's mass shooting there.
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There was a mass shooting in Tulsa, Okla. The Biden administration forgives nearly $6 billion in student loans linked to defunct Corinthian Colleges. Inflation has more people turning to food banks.
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NPR's A Martinez speaks with Cuban-American author Margarita Engle about her novel: Singing with Elephants.
